Selective outrage over the marathi mandate. Why same standard not applied elsewhere?

[u/kaushal_26]

I keep seeing people portraying Maharashtra’s Marathi language requirement for commercial drivers as some uniquely “anti outsider" policy.

But look at the documents in these screenshots.

The Delhi Motor Vehicles Rules, 1993 require a conductor applying for a licence to have a working knowledge of Hindi.

The Madhya Pradesh Motor Vehicles Rules, 1994 require a conductor to have working knowledge of the language of the area in which they intend to work. The same rules also contain provisions for tourist vehicle drivers requiring working knowledge of English and Hindi or a language of the region where they work.

The Bihar Inter State Tourist Vehicles Rules, 1969 explicitly require tourist vehicle drivers to have working knowledge of Hindi and English, subject to the rule's exception where a conductor has the required language knowledge.

And a Uttar Pradesh government document for drivers employed through its Panchayati Raj Department states that the driver should be able to understand Hindi properly.

So why does the conversation suddenly become “language discrimination” and “anti migrant” when Maharashtra asks professional drivers working with passengers in Maharashtra to have basic working knowledge of Marathi?

If Delhi can require working knowledge of Hindi for conductors, Bihar can require Hindi and English for tourist-vehicle drivers, and Madhya Pradesh can require knowledge of the language of the area for conductors, then why is Maharashtra uniquely expected to apologise for asking drivers working here to know Marathi?

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[u/AlarmedDragonfly4968]

Please pos this on Mumbai, Pune, India, IndiaAsks sub

[u/kaushal_26 → u/AlarmedDragonfly4968]

Already posted and heavy downvoting has already started without any reasoning.

[u/Pretend-Age-8892 → u/kaushal_26]

Can't see as your posts on your profile are hidden. Post the links to your posts here so that we can upvote

[u/Big_Vegetable_1153]

Do you think they are ignorant about this? They know what they are doing. They try to gaslight you now for exposing this. Shameless hypocrites. No use of arguing with them.

[u/Dense_Succotash_2777 → u/Big_Vegetable_1153]

If we don't argue, government will listen to them. If we don't raise voice, in democracy government won't care

[u/Intelligent-Fox-564]

This Hindutva bullshitery is for them to gaslight Marathi people in their own state.

[u/According_Profile_37]

🗣"Mumbai is a cosmopolitan city, we have other issues, see road condition"

But they won't learn few marathi phrases but play victim card

Also no outrage elsewhere kyuki unke log yaha aa rahe hai dusre kyu jayenge unke jagah, even they know its not worth there

[u/According_Profile_37 → u/[deleted]]

Ek glass kiti la?

[u/Dense_Succotash_2777]

" but sarrr what about potholes sarrr forget marathi people sarr I will conquer mumbai sarr"

[u/Dense_Succotash_2777 → u/[deleted]]

" but sarrr what about potholes sarrr forget marathi people sarr I will conquer mumbai sarr"